Background: Increasing resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to ciprofloxacin in ICU/burn units has created a problem in the treatment of infections caused by this microorganism. Methods: Fifty P. aeruginosa strains were ...

Epitheloid osteosarcoma (carcinosarcoma) of the bone is a rare malignant tumor and only a few cases have been reported in the literature. In this study, we report two cases of osseous carcinosarcoma (epitheloid osteosarcoma) ...

Self-mutilation is defined as intentional damaging of the body without intent to die.  This behavior is observed among groups of psychiatric patients particularly schizophrenics.  In these patients, self-mutilative behavior ...

Background/Objective: To evaluate factors which increase the chance of ovulation and pregnancy after laparoscopic ovarian electerocauterization (LEC) in Clomiphene Citrate (CC) resistant polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) ...

Some studies indicate that children born to younger mothers are at a higher risk of wheezing and asthma.  To investigate the maternal age associated with asthma in children, a case-control study on 310 asthmatic and 310 ...

A 4-month-old male infant was referred to our center with clinical signs and symptoms of severe dehydration without fever, diarrhea, vomiting, or respiratory symptoms. The patient had a history of two similar episodes at ...

Background/objective: Studies of the decidual leukocyte populations in women suffering from spontaneous early pregnancy loss may provide insight into immunpathological aspects and even cast light on the etiology of recurrent ...

Background: The measure of Expressed Emotion (EE) has been extensively used for the investigation of family interaction in different clinical populations. However, very few clinical data exist which clarify the nature of ...

Two cases of multiple concomitant CNS tumors of different histologic types are presented.  One was a case of neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) with 6 CNS tumors, and the other a case of 4 CNS tumors without any evidence of ...

Background: The incidence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6-PD) deficiency in Iran is estimated at 10-14.9%.  The donor blood in blood banks is not screened routinely for this enzyme deficiency and such blood may ...

Background: Mild to severe post-transfusion adverse reactions have been reported in a proportion of immunodeficient patients receiving intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg). Anti-IgA antibody has been proposed to be associated ...

Background: Different immunological methods are used for the serodiagnosis of Fasciola hepatica infections, however, they have limited specificity and/or sensitivity.Objective: To improve the specificity of ELISA using a ...

Background/Objective: To clarify the state of different immunologic factors in patients with acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) compared to healthy individuals.Patients and Methods: Patients with ...

Background: Plants are a proven source of anti-tumor compounds and it is reasonable to assume that many such substances remain to be discovered. In Iranian folk medicine, ethanolic extract of the aerial parts of Daphne ...

Background:  Natural Killer cells express killer inhibitory receptors specific for HLA-class I molecules.  These receptors could induce signals that determine NK cells ability to mediate cytotoxicity.  Purified soluble ...

Background: It is estimated that about 3,000 pregnancies in Iran are at risk for b-thalassemia each year. Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of combination of ARMS/PCR and  RFLP/PCR techniques in prenatal ...

A 48-year-old man with a giant leiomyoma of the esophagus accompanied by megaesophagus is reported in this paper. He presented with dysphagia and was treated successfully by means of an esopahgogastric resection. The ...

Background: Autogenous osteochondral grafting of articular defect in weight-bearing surface of large joints has proven to be a proper biomechanical and physiological solution for localized full-thickness defects.Objective: ...